Using rtsi terminals as timing input signals, Rtsi filters – National Instruments DAQ M Series User Manual

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Chapter 10

Digital Routing and Clock Generation

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Using RTSI Terminals as Timing Input Signals

You can use RTSI terminals to route external timing signals to many
different M Series functions. Each RTSI terminal can be routed to any of
the following signals.

AI Convert Clock

AI Sample Clock

AI Start Trigger

AI Reference Trigger

AI Pause Trigger

AI Sample Clock Timebase

AO Start Trigger

AO Sample Clock

AO Sample Clock Timebase

AO Pause Trigger

Counter input signals for either counter—Source, Gate, Aux,
HW_Arm, A, B, or Z

Most functions allow you to configure the polarity of PFI inputs and
whether the input is edge or level sensitive.

RTSI Filters

You can enable a programmable debouncing filter on each PFI, RTSI, or
PXI_STAR signal. When the filters are enabled, your device samples the
input on each rising edge of a filter clock. M Series devices use an onboard
oscillator to generate the filter clock with a 40 MHz frequency.

Note NI-DAQmx only supports filters on counter inputs.

The following is an example of low to high transitions of the input signal.
High to low transitions work similarly.

Assume that an input terminal has been low for a long time. The input
terminal then changes from low to high, but glitches several times. When
the filter clock has sampled the signal high on N consecutive edges, the low
to high transition is propagated to the rest of the circuit. The value of N
depends on the filter setting; refer to Table 10-2.

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